Saint Maximus The Confessor, also known as Maximus of Constantinople, Maximus Confessor, Maximus the Theologian, and Maximus Homogoletes, was born to the Byzantine nobility around the year 580 in Constantinople. He had a prestigious position as the chief secretary to Emperor Heraclius but chose to leave this post and become a monk at Chrysopolis. After embracing a monastic lifestyle, Maximus...